Senior Land Surveyor

Roles and responsibilities

Responsibilities:

• Preparing and maintaining sketches, maps, and reports of legal descriptions of surveys.
• Verifying data and calculations.
• Recording results of surveys.
• Calculating the measurements of sites.
• Writing descriptions of property boundaries.
• Researching legal documents, survey records, and land titles to clarify information about property boundaries.
• Measure land features, such as depth and shape, using reference points.
• Research and examine previous land records and verify data from previous records.
• Prepare maps and land reports, and provide reports and findings to clients or potential contractors.
• Create and log records of survey results
• Measure land boundaries.
• Make recommendations on the suitability of land for the desired build or project.
• Purchase and maintain required equipment for effectively completing surveys.
• Provide guidance and support to field staff or junior surveyors and estimators.
• Provide site visits to clients and potential land buyers or developers to show them the land and explain the key points from the survey.

  Surveyors use evaluation and problem-solving skills to complete the required job tasks. Surveyors have the following responsibilities:

• Use measurements of surveying equipment to determine property lines and boundaries
• Research additional information about a property through titles, survey records and land records
• Present land information and details to new property owners or investors
• Settle legal disputes regarding property ownership
• Record accurate property lines and plots with the local land use authorities

Desired candidate profile

• Selects, supervises, trains, motivates, assigns, evaluates, counsels and disciplines subordinate personnel;
• Supervises office and field survey activities;
• Advises survey staff regarding methods and techniques of surveying;
• Provides direction to the Survey Department's Record Drawing Group as needed;
• Coordinates surveying activities with real estate agents, engineers, inspectors, contractors, etc.;
• Attends pre-construction meetings or assigns survey staff to attend and keeps informed on projects and related activities;
• May recommend design changes to conform with field conditions;
• May administer consultant contracts;
• Supervises personnel performing office and/or field work required for preparation of Record of Survey Maps, Parcel Maps, Corner Records, legal descriptions, and construction layout plans for VTA projects;
• Serves as Responsible Charge as described in the Professional Engineers' and Land Surveyors' Act including stamping, signing, and certifying the correctness of documents;
• Interprets legal descriptions of real property;
• Uses AutoCAD, Softdesk, and other computer aided design software in the development of maps and calculations;
• Interacts with various public and private organizations;
• Prepares clear and comprehensive reports and technical correspondences;
• Performs technical surveying work as required including GPS surveying, running level loops, and producing maps and legal descriptions;
• Performs related work as required.

Surveyors use evaluation and problem-solving skills to complete the required job tasks. Surveyors have the following responsibilities:

• Use measurements of surveying equipment to determine property lines and boundaries
• Research additional information about a property through titles, survey records and land records
• Present land information and details to new property owners or investors
• Settle legal disputes regarding property ownership
• Record accurate property lines and plots with the local land use authorities